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How to Install a Subset of the Packages
When installing from CD or ISO images, you can install a subset of the packages on the install media. The available subsets are core, server, desktop, developer, and all.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see "Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Install only the server package:
global# zoneadm -z lx-zone install -d archive_path server
How to Enable Networking in an lx Branded
Zone
When you install an lx branded zone, networking is disabled. Use a procedure such as this one to enable networking.
You must be the zone administrator to perform this procedure.
Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file in the zone.
NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=your.hostname
To set up a NIS domain, add a line similar to the following:
NISDOMAIN=domain.Sun.COM
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Configuring Networking and Naming Services
For more information on configuring networking or naming services, consult the documentation for your Linux distribution.
How to Obtain the UUID of an Installed Branded Zone
A universally unique identifier (UUID) is assigned to a zone when it is installed. The UUID can be obtained by using zoneadm with the list subcommand and the -p option. The UUID is the fifth field of the display.
View the UUIDs for zones that have been installed.
global# zoneadm list -p
You will see a display similar to the following:
0:global:running:/::native 1:centos38:running:/zones/centos38:27fabdc8-d8ce-e8aa-9921-ad1ea23ab063:lx
Example 33-4 How to Use the UUID in a Command
global# zoneadm -z lx-zone -u 61901255-35cf-40d6-d501-f37dc84eb504 list -v |
If both -u uuid-match and -z zonename are present, the match is done based on the UUID first. If a zone with the specified UUID is found, that zone is used, and the -z parameter is ignored. If no zone with the specified UUID is found, then the system searches by the zone name.
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About the UUID
Zones can be uninstalled and reinstalled under the same name with different contents. Zones can also be renamed without the contents being changed. For these reasons, the UUID is a more reliable handle than the zone name.
See Also
For more information, see zoneadm(1M) and libuuid(3LIB).
How to Mark an Installed lx Branded
Zone Incomplete
If administrative changes on the system have rendered a zone unusable or inconsistent, it is possible to change the state of an installed zone to incomplete.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see "Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Mark the zone testzone incomplete.
global# zoneadm -z testzone mark incomplete
Use the list subcommand with the -i and -v options to verify the status.
global# zoneadm list -iv
You will see a display that is similar to the following:
ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND 0 global running / native - testzone incomplete /export/home/testzone lx
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Marking a Zone Incomplete
Note - Marking a zone incomplete is irreversible. The only action that can be taken on a zone marked incomplete is to uninstall the zone and return it to the configured state. See How to Uninstall a Branded Zone.
(Optional) Placing an Installed lxBranded Zone in the Ready State
Transitioning into the ready state prepares the virtual platform to begin running user processes. Zones in the ready state do not have any user processes executing in them.
You can skip this procedure if you want to boot the zone and use it immediately. The transition through the ready state is performed automatically when you boot the zone.
See (Optional) How to Transition the Installed Zone to the Ready State
How to Boot an lx Branded Zone
Booting a zone places the zone in the running state. A zone can be booted from the ready state or from the installed state. A zone in the installed state that is booted transparently transitions through the ready state to the running state. Zone login is allowed for zones in the running state.
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Tip - Note that you cannot boot a branded zone on a Trusted Solaris system that has labels enabled.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see "Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Use the zoneadm command with the -z option, the name of the zone, which is lx-zone, and the boot subcommand to boot the zone.
global# zoneadm -z lx-zone boot
When the boot completes, use the list subcommand with the -v option to verify the status.
global# zoneadm list -v
You will see a display that is similar to the following:
ID NAME STATUS PATH BRAND 0 global running / native 1 lx-zone running /export/home/lx-zone lx
Example 33-5 Specifying Boot Arguments for Zones
Boot a zone using the -i altinit option:
global# zoneadm -z lx-zone boot -- -i /path/to/process |
Troubleshooting
If a message indicating that the system was unable to find the netmask to be used for the IP address specified in the zone's configuration displays, see netmasks Warning Displayed When Booting Zone. Note that the message is only a warning and the command has succeeded.
How to Boot an lx Branded Zone
in Single-User Mode
You must be the global administrator in the global zone to perform this procedure.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see "Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map)" in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Boot the zone in single-user mode.
global# zoneadm -z lx-zone boot -- -s